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7 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in accounting machines and more particularly to improvements in differentially timed' impulse multiplying machines and to impulse emitting and selecting means therefor. Heretofore, in such machines, impulse emision has been effected generally in two ways. According to one construction multiple section impulse emitting commutators were employed with selective arrangements in the form of relays or brush shifting devices to select circuits to the various commutator sections. According to another arrangement a single impulse emitter was provided which emitted impulses through multiplier' relay contacts which v effected. impulse selection,

According to, andamong the objects of the present invention, a commutator is provided having conducting surfaces or spots thereon with groups of spots electrically connected uponi; the commutator. In maintained contact with "the periphery of the commutator are brushes including input brushes, output brushes and supplemental brushes, which brushes are selectively shiftable with -respect to the commutator by combinational settingsfwhich combinational settings are individually related to the various digital values of one of the factors entering into 4the computation, for example the multiplier. By

such combinational settings of the brushes vari:

ous different conducting spot portions of the commutator are rendered eilective for impulse emission of product representing impulses. Furthermore, accordingto the present invention the output brushes of the commutator are ilxedly related and electrically connected to lines which are individually related to the digital values of one factor or component of the calculations, for

example, the multiplicand factor. Furthermore, according to the present invention the commutator is arranged in'two more sub-sections, one for left hand component impulses and another 'for-right hand component impulses and each main sub-section ls furthermore sub-divided into further minor sub-sections each correlated to an output line from the commutator. All of the input circuits to the input `brushes ofthecommutator may be connected to a common supply line. g

A further object of the present invention resides in the provision of an improved multiplying commutator for a differentially timed impulse type of multiplying machine.

Further and other objects of the present invention will be hereinafter set forth 'in the accompanying specification and claims and sliownl 1935, Serial No.`28,805

in the drawings which show by way of illustration a preferred embodiment and the principle .thereof and what I now consider to be the best mode in which I have contemplated of applying that principle. Other embodiments of the invention 5 I employing the same or equivalent principle may be used and structural changes made as desired by those skilled in the art without departing from the present invention and within the spirit oi the appended claims. l0

In the drawings:

Figures 1a, 1b, lc' and 1d, taken together and arranged vertically in the order named, show the circuit diagram of the machine;

Fig. 2' shows the wiring arrangement for the 15 analyzers and the disposition ofthe spots on the translator commutators for emitting right hand components of products;

Fig. 3 shows the combinational code utilized with the translators of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 shows the analyzers, the wiring of the lcommutator spots, etc., which are utilized for emittingleft hand components of products; and

Fig. 5 shows the combinational code utilized with the translators of Fig. 4; 25

Figs. 6 and 6a show somewhat diagrammatically the structural arrangement of thel devices of the instant machine and the manner of drive lof the various devices in thediierent sections;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view showing the card 30 handling and feeding section of the machine and the sensing means;

Figs. 8 and 9 show diagrammatically various `modiiied arrangements of translator commutators. Fig. 10 shows a cam timing diagram of the 35 machine.

Previously, in the multiplying machine art, in machines of the general type inAwhich product representing dlierentially timed impulses were used for controlling the operation of \product 40 accumulating means, it has been .the practice to utilize multiplying commutators wherein impulses as initially created at the multiplying commutator were coordinated with progressions based upon the multiplier digit. Typical ma- 45 chines of this sort are shown in British Patents Nos. 303,062, dated December -24, 1928, and 304,- 599, dated January .19, 1929. Other machines have also been provided wherein an impulse emitter was utilized to emit impulses through multiplying relays, the multiplying relays being selected for operation according to the value of the multiplier digit. Typical machines of this type are shown in British Patent No. 358,105.

'I'he present invention contemplates an ar- 55 are to be available for emission and for applying relative differential timing characteristics thereto. Such translators are continuously in operation with the machine in operationand the coding of the spots of the translators is such that the proper product representing impulses are transmitted to the -lines leading to the selecng devices MCRO which selectively control impulse flow according to theA amount of the entered and manifested multiplicand. Selecting means controlled in accordance with an entered and manifested multiplier factor are likewise used which selectively call combinations of translator brush shifting magnets into operation according to the digit value of the multiplier being used in the multiplication.

'I'he machine to which the present invention -is shown as applied, is'of a type well known in the art and for this reason no detailed mechanical description of the` same is necessary. -Reference may be lhad to United States patents'to Cunningham. No. 1,933,714 and Oldenboom, No.

\ 1,944,665 and British Patent No. 405,031, for full details as to the mechanical arrangement of card handling mechanism, accumulatora pmching devices,etc. Figs. 6 and 6a show generally the structural relation of the parts of the instant machine and similar reference numerals are ap'- plied thereto to correspond to the reference characters used in the circuit diagram.

For details of the mechanical arrangement of the translators, reference may be had to United States patent to Bryce, No. 1,880,409, which shows and describes the complete details of the trans-C lators used in the present machine. The translators are driven in the customary manner from the main counter drive shaft of the machine. A form of drive for the individual translators may be that shown in Fig. 9 of British Patent No. 303,517. The translators may receive their drive from drive shaft 56 (see Fig. 6a) and are so arrangedthat the commutators make one revolution per counter cycle.

In lieu of utilizing individual commutatore, a common commutator or common commutators may 'be provided having the conducting spots disposed as shown for the individual commutator. 'I'his will provide for simplification of drive.

If desired, a separate commutator may be pro-` lvided for left hand and right hand components or a single commutator may be used with a left "hand component section and a iight hand component section. Such alternative arrangements vare diagrammatically illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9.

Referring to Fig. la of the diagram, Il designates the contact roll. Cooperating with this contact roll are the usual sensing brushes. generally designated |09, those designated IIIMP being allotted to the multiplier and those designated |09MC being allotted to the multiplicand.

The customary plug connections are made from sockets 2H to .2|2 to provide for the entry of the multiplicand andmultiplier amounts into the respective entry devics. 2|3MP and 2| 311C designate the counter m gnets for the multiplier and multiplicand entry devices. The fusualimpulse distributor |88 yis provided which receives impulses througl relay contacts H-I and through cam contacts FC-T from.the A. C. line 203 which is fed from the a c. generator designated nac.

The multiplier entry device is provided with a readout section designated MPRO. The column shift and cycle controller circuits are of `conventional form and need not be described in detail. The cycle controller comprises relay magnets Yu. Yt, etc., with control contacts Yu-l, Yt-I, etc. and contacts Yu-2. Yt-2. etc., and the customary columnshift magnets CSu, CSt, etc., ane provided controlling contacts CSH, CSL-3, etc. The'column shift relays also control the closure of the multi-contacts shown on Fig. 1c for column shift mirposes/.f The cycle controller includes the customary relays N and M. The pick-up circuit for therelay coils of the cycle-controller including M and'Nis through LH reset ycontrol contacts |09. Contacts are provided which are opened on MC reset for breaking down the set up of the cycle controller. Reset controlling magnets 223MC, INMP and ICR are provided as in the Oldenboom patent.

In lieu of extending the transverse bus circuits of the MPRO readout directly to the multiplier relays as previously, such circuits `are extended to translator selector relays. Such translator selector relays are generally ldesignated TS in Fig. la and are individually designated TS-I, TS-Z, etc., the suffix designates the related numerical value of the multiplier digit. For example, if 'PS-4 is energized, the corresponding multiplier is 4. The circuit through these relays is completed upon closure of cam contacts CC-S and relay contacts M-l from DC line 202. The DC generator SIDC (Fig. 1d) supplies buses20| and 2l! in the usual manner.

The'translators used in the instant machine `are of `the four magnet type. As customary in and D. Furthermore, in the instant machineI there is one set of translators for emitting right hand components of products and another set of translators for emitting left hand components of products. The brush shifting magnets of the translators will accordingly be designated TAL,-

TBL, TCL and TDL, as pertaining to the left hand component translator brush shifting magnets and TAR, TBR, 'DCR and 'I'DR as pertaining to the right hand component translator brush shifting magnets. The selective operation of the translators can best be described by taking a typical problem.

Assume that the multiplier digit was 4. 'I'he TS-4 translator selector magnet would thereupon be energized and effect closure of the two contacts shown directly below the TS-4 magnet. The closure of such two relay contactsA would bring about energization of all of the TAL translator brush shifting magnets and all of the 'I'BL brush shifting magnets upon closure of cam contacts CC--!. Considering now the translator operation for right hand components with 4 as would close the two relay contacts associated with TS-4 and bring about the energization of the Vthe multiplier digit, the energization of TS--I TAR and the TDR translator brush shifting magnets.

The coding arrangement for the translator selector relay contacts is shown in Fig. 3 for the right hand contacts and in Fig. 5 for the left The translators have'the usual shifting brushes tedvSA, SB. SC and SD and shown on Figs. 2 and 4. In these figures the full line position of the brushes shows the normal .position and the dotted line position shows the shifted posi tion which is attained upon the corresponding translator brush shitting magnet being energized. The translator commutators are .provided 5 with spots wired as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. The arrangement of these spots is such as to cause the emission from the translator commutator of the proper product representing impulses. Let it be assumed that the multiplier digit is 4 and that the multiplicand digit amount is 7. With 4 as the amount of the multiplier, all of the TAR. and all of the TDR brush'shii'ting magnets will be energiaedto'shiitalloi'theSAand SD brushes of the right hand component translators with u respect to their commutators from the full line to the dotted line position.. The circuit designated I is the common input circuit to the translator ln'uahes. Such input circuit (see Fig. lb) extends through an impulse distributor Ill to the n IMAC line. l

- Referring now to Fig. 2 at the extreme righ there are a number of voutput lines 221RH respectively, numbered l to i inclusive. these are the output lines which lead to the multiplicand .selector MCRO of Fig. 1b.

Considering now the SA and SD brushes shifted, it will be noted that as the translator commutators revolve that a circuit will be completed at the I index point position of the translator I commutator, through the shifted BD brush, through the spot on the commutator,'thence via the wiring in the commutator to the other spot on the eommutator, through the non-shifted SC brush, over via wire SI2 to the non-shifted SB Y. brush, thence via. the spots and the wiring on the I hand component impulse which must now to'fthe,

.filht hand product accumulator.

Considering now the action for the lei't hand v components with the same problem, in this instancetheshittedbnisheswillbetheSAand IOBBbrushes. Animpulsewillilowinthrough thesupplyline IlltotheshiitedSAlnputbrush oi the number "I commutator and at the 2 index point position such impulse will ilow over by the commutatorspotsandwiringandmitvia'the shifted SB brush, via wire lll to the non-shifted 8C brush and at the 2 indexu point. position of the translator commutator over via the conducting spots and wiring and out through the non-shiftoutput brush to the line of the 22ILH I group designated 'I which extends to the left hand readout sectionv of the MCRO readout. With a brush of the readout standing at 1, a 2 -representing impulse will ilow through the read- 'jout to the lett hand product accumulator pro- Il, vided the multiplication is by 4.

Referring again to Fig. lb, it will be noted that translator is provided associated with the f 'right hand component I bus line leading into the ICRC readout. -Another I translator` is as- 70- sociated with the l lei't hand input bus line leadlng into this MCRJO readout. Such two translators are adaptable to emit into the respective buslines any and all product impulses where the multiplicand is 9; The particular impulses which u willactuallyiiowontherespectivebusiines will,

however, be determined by the amount of the multiplier which in' turn selects coded combinations of brushes for co-action with the respective translator commutators. If the multiplicand is 9 and the multiplier is 2, an 8 impulse will ilow 5 into MORO von the right hand 9 line and a i impulse will ow in on the left hand line and so on for all multiplier digits. .Expressed otherwise, a given translator has the potential capability of rendering available impulses for any given 10 multiplicand digit multiplied by any multiplier digit. and such impulses flow out of the translater over a single output line. The selection of which impulse is to ow on such line depends upon the amount ot the multiplier which makes Ya coded combinatlonal selection of brushes for emitting the proper product representing yimpulses.

As shown in Fig, 1b, there are eight translators ior'left hand component impulses and nine transzo Impulse ilow through the MCRO readout which comprises an impulse ilow selecting means is effected in the customary manner and from such readout the left hand component impulses ilw by lines designated 228LH'to the column shift relay contacts and therethrough to the 2i3LH 30 accumulator magnets. Similarly the right hand component impulses leaving the MCRO readout ilow by lines designated 228RH through the column shift relay contacts to the ZIJRH accumulator magnets. As is customary in machines of this 'class multiplication proceeds col- Jumn by column of the multiplier under the control of the cycle controller and after multiplication is complete provision is made for gathering together all of the results into the LH. accumu- 40 lator. This is brought about under the control of the cycle controller in the customary manner'when relay coil I`CR (Fig. 1a) becomes energized. With such relay coil energized, relay contacts I-CR-I to 8 (Fig. lc) become closed 45 whereupon with the emitter |85 in operation impulses will iiow through the RHRO readout` out via the transfer lines 3M and to the IIILH counter magnets. In this manner the amount of the right hand components will become added to the amount of the left hand components.

Having described the general manner in which product representing impulses are created and entered intothe products accumulator and finally entered, into the left hand section of theproducts accumulator, the complete circuit diagram will now be described.

With the machine plugged up in the previously indicated manner and with cards in the supply magazine of the machine, the operator depresses so the start key and closes start key contacts |96 Closure of these contacts completes a circuit through relay coil C and through. relay contacts G-i now closed and through cam contacts )FC-4. A stick circuit is established through contacts C--2 of the C relay and through cam contacts FC--G now closed. Energization of coil C also closes relay contacts C-i and a circuit is established to energize the card feed clutch magnet 222. The circuit is completed from the 2l2 side of the DC line through relay contacts F-i, in the position shown, through the card feed clutch magnet 222, through cam contacts Fil-6 now closed, through stopkey contacts |01 now closed, through relay contacts 75 of the multiplicand are read from the card and entered into their respective entry devices. Such entry circuits need not be here traced as they have been previously described. A

While there is a manual starting up of card feed for the initial card handling cycles, on sub-l G-I to reverseposition to interrupt the circuit to the sta-rt key contacts |96 but to maintain the circuit to cam contacts FC-2. 'Ihe energization of G will also close relay contacts G.-2 vand establish a stick circuit for coils G and H'either through the FC--2 cam contacts or the card lever contacts |2.

The first card after being fed through the` machine ultimately passes to the entering position of the punch, closing card lever'contacts |2l, energizing relay coil F and shifting the F-i contacts. On starting up the machine, contacts P-i, P-B and P--S in the punch are closed. With P-5 closed, relay coil K will be energized and contacts K-i closed. Upon the shifting of contacts F-I and upon the closure of cam contacts CC3, a circuitwill be established to the punch clutch magnet |43 which circuit is completed through punch contacts 2 4 now closed and contacts K--i which are now closed. The energization of the punch clutch magnet M3 will cause the closure of contacts |55 which become latched closed by a latch |56. In this way current is supplied to the punch driving motor Z-2. Card handling operations are then punch in the usual manner.

In the present machine the set up of the cycle controller is initiated by the reset of the LH accumulator. At the tl this accumulator is reset the RH right hand accumulator is likewise reset in the instant machine. The energizatioh of relay coils F and K causes contacts F-2 and K-2 (Fig. la) to close. `Upon closure ot cam contacts CC--Z current flows from the 2l3AC line, through CC--Z now closed', through F-2 now closed, L-2 now closed and K-2 now closed, through .the 223LH reset magnet and the 22IRH reset magnet and back to ground. Energization of 222m initiates reset of the LH accumulator and such reset occurs with the racks of the plmch in extreme outer position. During such LH reset the reset control contacts ISI (Fig. ld) close and energize relay coil L, causing opening of relay contacts 'L-2 and preventing a repetition of reset. Al-

though L is only temporarily energized, a stick circuit is established for L through L|, which stick circuit is completed through punch contacts P-2 now closed.

The cycle controller is set up in the following manner. Upon LH reset a circuit is established from the 20| side of the DC line (Fig. la) through fthe reset contacts |89 of the, LH accumulator,

through relay coils M and` N-and back to the 282 effectedinthe.

'side ot the DC line. Energization of relay coil )l clones vrelay contacts M-I and M-2 and the latter contacts establish a stick circuit for the relay coils M and N through the multiplicand -reset contacts I which are now closed.

Column skip and cycle controller The column skip and cycle controller are of the usual type fully described in the United Stat patent to George F. Daly, No. 2,045,437, dated L10 June 23, 1936. It is sufficient to here state that if any brush of the multiplier readout stands upon a rero spot, the corresponding Y relay coil of the cycle controller will be energized. Current will ilow in from the DC line 2li, through the ,u reset contacts, through the relay contacts" M-Z now closed, via wire 224,- through the zero spots of the MP readout device, then via the corresponding brush or brushes standing on the zero spot or spots, then through the respective circuits a, shown and back to the 222 side of the DC line. Also connected to one side ot relay contacts M 2 is a line 225 which extends over and connects with Yone side'of the CSu-J to CSth-I control contacts. The other side of these contacts is wired ,-ll back to their respective Y relay coils and therethrough tothe other side of the DC line. Accordingly, when any Y is energized, due to a brush standing on a zero spot in its correspending column, the energimtion of this partic- I ular Y relay coil will close its Y-i stick contacts and this Y magnet will remainy energized. Assuming that no zero appears in the units column of the amount upon the MP entryv device but that a zero appears in the tens column and a signi- ,cant iigure appears in the hundreds column there will be an energizationoi coil Yt which will shift transfer contacts Yt-2 to reverse position. Yat-2 will not have shifted and Yhf--Z will not have shifted. ,5; 'nie machine is now ready tc multip1y by the amount in the units order of the MP. entry device ahd initiation of multiplication is effected as follows:I Energization of relay coil M closes relay contacts M-i and following thefsettlng up of the 45 cycle controller, cam contacts `CCS close and current ilows from the 20| side o( the DC line. through'contacts M-l now closed, through the Yrs-2 transfer contacts, in the position shown, down through CSu relay magnet and' out via the brush which is standing on say the I spot of the MP readout in the umts order and out through the TS-I translator selector relay magnet through cam contacts CCL-5 and back to the 222 side of the DC line. There is a concurrent ener- 55 of the CSu magnet and the 'IB-4 translator selector magnet. Energization of the TS--l .translator selector magnet eifects combinational selection oi the translator brush magnets for shitting and upon operation of lthe translator, commutators the entries are directed in the proper columnar orders of the RH and LH acculnulators` as previously fully explained. Operations in further columns need not be here described as such operation, except for impulse .5 creation and selection is substantially the same as in the Oldenboom patent previously referred to.

After multiplication is complete the transfer contacts in thecycle controller will all be'shifted so that there is an ultimate circuitl path the .79 2li side oIHthe-DCIline throughrelay contacts )1 -i, through allot the shifted Yf2setof transfer contacts to the I-CR relay coil and to Y22215110 and 223MB reset magnets atuthe time the CCft contacts ,to completeibecirwlt .i0 .1

. the eommutator means and output lreset contacts i90 now closed. .of B also closes relay contacts B-I the 202 side of the DC line. Energization of 2231A? and 223MC initiates reset of the MP and MC counters. Energization of i-CR brings about closure of related contacts I-CR-I to 8 (Fig. lc) to connect the RHRO readout with the I transfer lines. Accordingly upon the operation of the emitter |85, impulses are emitted from the .emitter through the RHRO readout, through the I-CR-I to 8 contacts to the accumulator magnets 2I3LH of the LH accumulator. In this way the amount previously in RH is transferred to the LH accumulator in proper columnar relation.

MC and M? reset occurs concurrently with RH Y and LH transfer and MC reset opens contacts |95 (Fig. la) to break the stick circuit for M and N and for all the Y relay coils. During MC reset, contacts |94 (Fig. 1d) become closed to energize relay coil C. Energization of C causes closure of contacts C-l and there is a new energization of the card feed clutch magnet 222 through the circuit previously traced.

Shortly after a new card contacts FC-l (Fig. 1d) close, energizing relay coil B, causing closure of contacts B-2 which maintain B energized after FC-l open. The stick circuit for B is completed through the LH The energization and a circuit is completed through the escapement contacts I of the'punch, via wire 3l! to the readout device of the punch, generally designated 306. The brush of the readout strip will be standing on the rst column at which punching is to commence and the punch selector magnets SI1. will be energized in the customary manner under the control of the LHRO readout to control product punching. Energization of such punch selector magnets under interposer action ei'fects closure of contacts l and causes the energization of the punch magnet 231. Punching continues until the card reaches beyond the last column position in time punch contacts P-i relay coil K. thereby contacts K-i and eneifecting closure of relay ISI in the punch (see ergizing the eject magnet Fig. ld) The punched from the punch and upon such eject action punch contacts P-I close to eiiect energisation of the punch clutch magnet |43 when cam contacts CC-l close. This will present the following cani to punching position. I

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1. In a'multiplying machine of the differentially timed impulse vtype with factor manifesting means for both means comprises emitting commutator means conducting surfaces thereon with electrical connections between different surfaces, a plurality of oiput and input brushes cooperating` with the commutator means', means controlled only by the factor manifesting means for one factor for setting the brushes in combinations related solely and only to a manifested factor digit, an input line commonly connected to the input brushes of lines one for each digit of the other manifested factor connectedtotbeoutmitbrushel,andimpulsenow selecting means controlled by the factor manifestingmeansfortheotherfactor connectedtothc aforesaidoutputiinesforeifectingrurtherimtThcinventicnsetfort-binciaimiwherdn feed is initiated, cam

cardis thereupon ejected rested emit and mmupund multiple sets of output lines are provided, one

setfor left hand components of products and the other set for right hand components of products -with the lines of each set related to corresponding multiplicand digital values, said sets of lines extending to and cooperating with said other factor manifesting means.

3. In a differentially timed impulse type of multiplying machine having multiplicand' representing devices and multiplier representing devices for controlling partial products impulse flow in accordance with multiplicand and multiplier values entered therein, the combination of impulse emitting means comprising commutator means and-shiftable brushes cooperating therewith for controlling emission of differentially timed impulses representative of products of all digits by al1 digits of a notation, circuits through said commutator means including said brushes, one of said brushes in each circuit being a lead in brush and another of said brushes being a lead out brush, means controlled by the multiplier factor representing dev ices for shifting both the lead in and the lead out brushes in allof said circuits in accordance with a digital multiplier value, and means controlled by the multiplicand representing devices for selecting the commutator circuits which are to be effective in accordance with a represented multiplicand value.

4. Machine according to claim 3 wherein said shiftable brushes are settable combinationally and wherein said circuits include output lines connected to the lead out brushes, one line for each output brush and for each digit of a notation 'in the multiplicand.

5. Machine according to claim 3 wherein said shiftable brushes are settable combinationally and wherein said circuits include sets of output lines connected to the lead out brushes, one set for left hand components of products and the other set for right hand components of products.

6. The machine according to claim 3 wherein the lead in brushes are connected to a source of power through a commonline and wherein the lead out brushes are connected to the means conseparate lines.

7. In a multiplying plier factor manifesting means, multiplicand factor manifesting means, switching means controlled by said multiplicandfactm manifesting means, and result receiving means, the combination of impulse emitting emitting means to the switching means for the multiplicand factor, one line pertaining to each digital multiplicand amount, said emitting means comprising emitting, commutating sections in each of said lines having conducting surfaces thereon disposed so that in one cycle of operation they are potentially capable of emitting dinerentially timed impulses representative of any product component amount based upon a single digital multiplicand line amount and any digital multiplier amount, brushes cooperating withA said commutatingsections and brush shifting means controlled by the manifesting means for the multiplier factor and in accordance with the digital value of a multiplier amountfor selecting which conducting surfaces on commutating sections of each line are to be effective for the emission of differentially timed impulses representative of the product component line amounts.

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